When I was young--which is to say, up until January 19, 2025--lawsuits were sort of boring and technical. Now they're bold and technicolor, as good lawyers stand up against against a luridly criminal administration. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... - ThreadSky

rebeccasolnit.bsky.social • 7 days ago

When I was young--which is to say, up until January 19, 2025--lawsuits were sort of boring and technical. Now they're bold and technicolor, as good lawyers stand up against against a luridly criminal administration. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278290/gov.uscourts.dcd.278290.1.0.pdf

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skullberg.bsky.social•7 days ago

That really has a lot of "I cannot _believe_ we have to say this" energy.

awkwardpause.bsky.social•7 days ago

I love a succinct and strategic use of italics

rebeccasolnit.bsky.social•7 days ago

"President Donald Trump's recent Executive Orders and Elon Musk's Department of
Government Efficiency ("DOGE") has unleashed a wildfire of chaos ....Moreover, DOGE's campaign of administrative arson is unlawful influence." https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/8520034acb5ada7d/c6ed91e0-full.pdf

rebeccasolnit.bsky.social•7 days ago

"Defendant Elon Musk is not, legally, the President of the United States.... But he and his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)...are lawlessly and unconstitutionally wielding sweeping power
across the executive branch." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278087/gov.uscourts.dcd.278087.1.0.pdf

juvmcburst.bsky.social•7 days ago

We must include "extreme lawyering" at the 2028 summer Olympics.

sickntired2024.bsky.social•7 days ago

The onslaught has been tiring and I’m a bit punchy. But your descriptors—wildfire and arson—prompted a chuckle and envisioning rockets and tin can trucks ablaze. Doge’s default setting too.